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    Default HELP Are these Akoya pearls

    Any helpful info would be appreciated.
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    Hi,

    I may well be completely off here, but I seem to see several 'potato-shaped' pearls in the pictures. Akoya pearls don't come in that shape. The layer of nacre is not very thick so it's hard for akoya pearls to develop very far from 'round'. Pearls with this kind of varion of shape seems to me to be freshwater pearls.

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    Lots of pix, but too small to see well.

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    They appear to be semi-baroque akoya pearls.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jshepherd View Post
    They appear to be semi-baroque akoya pearls.
    Jeremy knows. Sorry I was wrong

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    Hello everyone !
    What do you think, this is Akoya saltwater or freshwater pearls?










    Last edited by Inga; 01-10-2013 at 01:39 AM.

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    They are pretty small, round and good luster so I'm going with Akoya.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pearl Dreams View Post
    They are pretty small, round and good luster so I'm going with Akoya.
    Thank you ! size is 7.5mm

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    Well matched, good luster and good size gold baskets. A classic pair!
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    SO MANY PEARLS, SO LITTLE TIME----

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    Quote Originally Posted by Inga View Post
    Thank you ! size is 7.5mm
    They are very pretty and a useful size!

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    These earrings were purchased at ebay and the seller is hs_jewellery_watches.
    You can find some discussions of HS jewellery items here, on this forum.

    http://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7097

    So,maybe you're wrong that these are Akoya pearls ?!

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    that is so funny! It is probably true.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Caitlin View Post
    that is so funny!
    Oh, yes

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    Very beautiful pearls! One of the pearls is slightly off round, so my first guess when I saw the pics was freshwater. But I'm no expert in Akoya, and the pearls seem to have luster that can match Akoya. So, whether they're FWP or Akoya, you have lovely pearl earrings for sure.
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